Today he took it one step further and like he did two years ago when the Rangers and the Caps met in the first round, he decided to put his Alexander Ovechkin jersey/sweater on ice, with the hopes of “freezing out” the Russian superstar.

Although back in 2009 the “freeze-out” was somewhat effective in slowing down Ovechkin, holding him to just three goals, the Rangers lost the series in seven games after taking a 2-0 lead. So Boomer is obviously hoping for a different outcome this time around…